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Musicians Who Died on November 9

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  • 1754 Johann Christoph Frauenholtz, Alsatian composer, dies at 70
  • 1766 Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer, dies at 74
  • 1801 Carl Philipp Stamitz, German composer, dies at 56
  • 1829 Jean Xavier Lefevre, Swiss-French clarinetist and composer, dies at 66
  • 1911 Edmund Schücker, Austrian composer, dies at 50
  • 1927 Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer, organist, and military bandleader, dies at 77
  • 1951 Resurrección Maria de Azkue, Spanish Basque priest, poet, and composer, drowns at87
  • 1951 Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American operetta composer (Blossom Time), dies at 64
  • 1957 Ettore Pozzoli, Italian classical pianist and composer, dies at 84
  • 1958 Gastone De Zuccoli, Italian concert and church organist, composer (Autunno; Messa Francescana), and pedagogue, dies at 71
  • 1959 Frederick Preston Search, American cellist, composer and conductor (Bridge Builders), dies at 70
  • 1968 Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist, dies at 37
  • 1974 Egon Wellesz, Austrian-British composer (Alkestis; The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo), teacher, and musicologist (Byzantine), dies at 89
  • 1978 Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, dies at 82
  • 1991 Yves Montand [Ivo Livi], Italian-French actor (Z; Napoleon; Grand Prix), and singer, dies of a heart attack at 70
  • 1993 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), dies of cancer at 63
  • 2012 Major Harris, American R&B singer ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), dies from congestive heart and lung failure at 65
  • 2015 Andy [Andrew] White, Scottish drummer, drummed on early Beatles records ("Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You"), dies at 85
  • 2016 Al Caiola, American guitarist (Bonzanza theme), dies at 96
  • 2016 Zoltán Kocsis, Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer, dies of cancer at 64
  • 2017 Hans Vermeulen, Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast), dies at 70
  • 2018 Paula Wayne [Watkins], American stage and Emmy Award-winning actress (Golden Boy; Everglade!), pop vocalist ("Everything's Great"), and civil rights activist, dies of cancer at 84
  • 2022 Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, dies at 77
  • 2022 Garry Roberts, Irish rock guitarist (Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"), and audio engineer, dies at 72


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